tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post8491692922447026294..comments2023-10-31T23:27:18.777-04:00Comments on Random Noodling: Poetry Friday--Heading to the Mass Poetry Festival!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-44078010627365715462016-05-01T10:33:27.042-04:002016-05-01T10:33:27.042-04:00Sounds like a terrific, nourishing trip, Diane! &q...Sounds like a terrific, nourishing trip, Diane! "Hot stuff and food too"!Tabathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367572663591077922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-31973522332014489072016-04-30T13:32:18.451-04:002016-04-30T13:32:18.451-04:00Diane, after reading all the comments, I am with M...Diane, after reading all the comments, I am with Michelle. The line about the dogs holding their heads our the car windows is a great visual that I have seen often. Now, I get why the dogs are loving the windows wide open. I enjoyed that poem but you will enjoy your poetry-filled live weekend better. Carol Varsalonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589714711155938528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-50970665828827643932016-04-30T08:01:02.619-04:002016-04-30T08:01:02.619-04:00Have fun at the festival! Happy Poetry Weekend to ...Have fun at the festival! Happy Poetry Weekend to you!Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-47177347842584338762016-04-30T07:48:12.322-04:002016-04-30T07:48:12.322-04:00What a great poem! Enjoy hanging your head out the...What a great poem! Enjoy hanging your head out the window (metaphorically speaking) and feeling the rush of wonderful poetry this weekend, Diane!Michelle Heidenrich Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02051827857519159837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-41976221855419368532016-04-30T04:50:37.727-04:002016-04-30T04:50:37.727-04:00Thanks for sharing this rich poem, Diane. I haven&...Thanks for sharing this rich poem, Diane. I haven't read Limón's work before, but will be on the lookout for more. Have a great time at the festival! Catherinehttp://readingtothecore.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-30291775520768714722016-04-29T15:31:38.553-04:002016-04-29T15:31:38.553-04:00Oh, and the NE-SCBWI conference! I mostly write, ...Oh, and the NE-SCBWI conference! I mostly write, now, for the child in me, rather than for children, so I wouldn't have attended this one, but still...Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-7931957495918776492016-04-29T15:29:20.991-04:002016-04-29T15:29:20.991-04:00"Spring chicken" reminds me of this."Spring chicken" reminds me of <a href="https://youtu.be/3z-GwdaKrn8" rel="nofollow">this</a>.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-61016957157521987852016-04-29T15:26:03.737-04:002016-04-29T15:26:03.737-04:00I knew it would!I knew it would!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-90930330750812044842016-04-29T12:51:06.881-04:002016-04-29T12:51:06.881-04:00Sounds like a wonderful festival--enjoy! And yes, ...Sounds like a wonderful festival--enjoy! And yes, delightful poem even if it was written by a spring-chicken...Buffy Silvermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223895917772531703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-53638328149347029892016-04-29T12:05:57.600-04:002016-04-29T12:05:57.600-04:00Yes, you're making us jealous with that line-u...Yes, you're making us jealous with that line-up! Enjoy the festival and thanks for sharing this fine new-to-me poem!jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-27359735916669631812016-04-29T11:14:37.024-04:002016-04-29T11:14:37.024-04:00Really, not only is it the Mass Poetry Festival, i...Really, not only is it the Mass Poetry Festival, it is also the Newburyport Literary Festival, and the Monadnock Pastoral Poets & Writers retreat. It's just not fair to find everything together on the same weekend and then have to go months before something else relatively local is scheduled!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-24951943674884821892016-04-29T11:09:49.577-04:002016-04-29T11:09:49.577-04:00The whole poem has that feeling, I think.The whole poem has that feeling, I think.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-41553600419811125922016-04-29T11:03:54.429-04:002016-04-29T11:03:54.429-04:00Delightful poem, whatever its date, and have fun!!...Delightful poem, whatever its date, and have fun!! Why is everything the same weekend?Brenda at FriendlyFairyTaleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13368709489341876324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-2752674957323233132016-04-29T10:39:32.096-04:002016-04-29T10:39:32.096-04:00I love the exuberance of those last lines...happy ...I love the exuberance of those last lines...happy festival, Diane!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13626451110946889157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-54776273647246207482016-04-29T09:02:45.922-04:002016-04-29T09:02:45.922-04:00I'm going to make sure I get to one of Limón s...I'm going to make sure I get to one of Limón sessions, maybe I'll share more in the future.Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-3927529982595439932016-04-29T08:59:45.765-04:002016-04-29T08:59:45.765-04:00Oops! Do you know, I didn't even question the...Oops! Do you know, I didn't even question the date...that does not bode well for my future as a librarian! Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-12834222870726126452016-04-29T08:57:34.239-04:002016-04-29T08:57:34.239-04:00I love the way she says things a wee bit different...I love the way she says things a wee bit differently, for example, "and swished/her non-aproned end".Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-68537824403578641312016-04-29T08:56:25.033-04:002016-04-29T08:56:25.033-04:00I hadn't read this poem before. Thank you for ...I hadn't read this poem before. Thank you for sharing it. Have a great time!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786457482835741494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-74106445595205953402016-04-29T08:55:42.238-04:002016-04-29T08:55:42.238-04:00Thanks, Linda. I'll be heading out soon. Wit...Thanks, Linda. I'll be heading out soon. With any luck I'll take readable notes!Diane Mayrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767689319000732296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-15901737289998954132016-04-29T05:06:07.550-04:002016-04-29T05:06:07.550-04:00This poem is NOT from 1976 --Ada Limon was born in...This poem is NOT from 1976 --Ada Limon was born in 1976! Which explains some of my off-balance as I began to read, but not all of it, because some of it is just because of the loose precise dogginess of Limon's language, bow-wow!<br />"angel footing<br />down the hard hardwood of middle-America’s<br />newly loaned-up renovated kitchen floors"<br />you just hear the toenails!<br /><Heidi Mordhorsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496427007514895950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-21082231242292912472016-04-29T03:30:34.556-04:002016-04-29T03:30:34.556-04:00Love the poem - so many images to digest. Enjoy th...Love the poem - so many images to digest. Enjoy the festival - great line up. Sally Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06094054139556676270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3868976411159042945.post-62734015820838382612016-04-28T23:51:48.489-04:002016-04-28T23:51:48.489-04:00I always love when you go because then you'll ...I always love when you go because then you'll share what you "hear", Diane. This is quite a poem, but there are some lines I really loved, like " the mood is good inside the open windows.", can imagine how that is, and my windows were open last week, spring is here sometimes! Have a wonderful trip.Linda Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14983144542632353870noreply@blogger.com